El señor de los anillos: Los anillos de poder

A pleasant surprise, the cinematography is impeccable, the characters quite well done, the plot looks like a link between the stories of the First Age, the Silmarillion and the stories of the Lord of the Rings of the Third Age, the rhythm of narration is pleasant albeit a bit slow. If the outcome of the series will be to narrate how Sauron forged the Rings of Power, it will definitely be something to watch. Until this moment, I think that in general terms, at least the first chapter delivers. I think enough to be cautiously optimistic about what the next 7 episodes might turn out to be. I must add, again that I am pleasantly surprised.

The lore is ripped to pieces, the pacing is awful, and the story is a thin soup. This soap opera is defiling Tolkiens legendarium, and he's most definitely spinning in his grave. It's hard to think of something they actually got right. They've compressed several thousand years of history into weeks(?), and nothing makes sense.

The Númenóreans are just... average people. They're supposed to be more or less like superhumans. But, at least they have small ships which Hermione Granger has used the extension charm on. They can fit 100 horses, 100 soldiers, equipment and provisions, even if its really doesnt seem remotely possible. Oh, and the ships can teleport across the ocean too.

And, what's the point of the seemingly evil Harfoots in this story? What's their purpose? They've done absolutely nothing to move the plot forward.

The elves are apparently just humans with pointy ears and a really long life span. On a positive note, they are super duper hairdressers. Arondir has a fire haircut with a sick fade, which he maintains everyday.

Galadriel is possible the least likable character in the whole show, and she's the main character. That's a problem. And, speaking of Galadriel, where's Celeborn and their daughter?

And, the dwarves. How can there be two Durin's at the same time? What? Balrogs? I can't. No. Just, no.

Summary: An expensive failure.

This is, unfortunately, pretty awful. It just doesn't "feel right", whether it's the non-stop, constantly almighty music, the awful dialogue, the over-the-top acting, the uninteresting plot, or the ridiculous set-up for some of the scenes.

It's extremely dramatic, to the point where it's laughable, also at times where it really doesn't need to be. The biggest issue is that is that it never "sucked me in", and I didn't feel like I was observing a story unfold. It felt like I was watching TV.

There were maybe two or three times during the first two episodes, where it started to draw me in a little bit. Then I was utterly thrown out of it because of the next scene, every time. It's boring and uninteresting, so why should we watch?